Last updated Sep 9, 2018 | Home, Jobs and Tips
A few months ago, the Maritime Industry Authority- STCW Office (MARINA STCW) posted a job opening in their website for Board of Deck Ratings (BODRA) and Board of Engine Ratings (BOERA). This is a good opportunity for ratings who want to take some time off their...
Jul 7, 2017 | Best Memories, Home, Life Lessons
There are two types of debtors. One who pays and one who disappears. It would be troublesome to chase after those who keep on hiding especially if they owe you a huge sum. What’s worse is that others get angry if you push them for payment. When a responsible client...
Jun 24, 2017 | Home, Life Lessons, Uncategorized
The BIGGER Picture It’s not about them. It’s about You! You who belong to the minority group of less than 0.03% of the World’s Population. You who are a part of a business that serves as the lifeblood of the global economy. And not just some business,...
Last updated Sep 9, 2018 | Home, Money Making
Money. This is the one main reason why men like you and me go to great distances to earn more leaving our families behind. It is the oil that keeps our life moving. It is also the determining factor of who we are in today’s standards. Deprived of it, we would feel...
May 24, 2017 | Best Memories, Home, Uncategorized
Who They Are Before, they were famously called Seaman’s Club. But now we are transformingly calling them Seaman’s Center. The word “Club” connotes a negative image and renaming them to Seaman’s Center gives us seamen a clean picture. To those who are uninitiated, a...
Last updated Sep 9, 2018 | Best Memories, Home
Inspired by long distance relationships, some people find their creativity thinking about their loved one at the other side of the globe. Here’ a poem by Janna Rutty about LDR that every seaman can relate into. Far Away Lover Janna Rutty I lay in my bed and...
